National Institute for Research & Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry
ICECHIM
G2: Alternative bioresources and biofuels
In the last years, Alternative Bioresources and Biofuels Team’s (E2) research was focused on 2 important directions: 1. Alternative Bioresources – research activities regarding on use of microalgae for the decontamination of wastewater; the complex use of microalgae for obtaining useful compounds (lipids, antioxidants, biostimulants, phytocatalysts); sustainable biosequestration of GHG in microalgal photosynthetic systems; exploitation of natural resources to obtain food supplements. 2. Biofuels – research activities regarding on the obtaining of third-generation biofuels (aviation biofuels from algal oil) and second-generation biofuels (biodiesel); biogas obtaining; valorisation of by-products from the biodiesel production; ecological solvents from animal or vegetables wastes. Interdisciplinary profile of Alternative Bioresources and Biofuels Team allows to carry out applied research in chemistry field and organic chemistry technologies (non-petrochemical products, organic intermediary, complex biomass refinery), unconventional technologies, ecological technologies and products, chemical and instrumental analysis, technological transfer, consulting, management and execution of national and international research projects.
PHOTOBIOREACTOR (PHYTA PLATFORM FROM CULTURING SOLUTIONS, USA)
Tubular sterilizable modular, formed interconnected horizontal tube, made of transparent material (glass or polymeric material); -50 mm max diameter tubes – Tubular system useful volume: 40 liters min – max 60 liters – tank supply / recycling / collection of stainless steel or polymeric material, with volume up to 50 liters; – Control Panel ; – Fluorescent lighting system with white light, with min 30 W / lamp and photosynthetic active radiation of 500-400 μE / m2s
PHOTOBIOREACTOR SARTORIUS, TIP PBR 25S
Modular photosynthesis system -Sterilizable -Length of 6 meters – Construction transparent material (glass) – Useful volume: 3 liters – Lighting system with 18 W fluorescent lamps with control and power connection
LAB FERMENTER TYPE RALF, 5L
– Volume: 5 L – Material: Duran glass with double jacket for temperature control through an external water bath – Operational temperature: up to 80 °C – Operational pressure: up to max. 1.5 bar – Air inlet pressure to fermenter shoul not exceed 1.5 bar
LIOPHYLISATION EQUIPMENT
Freeze for solid or liquid with capacity of the condenser of up to 4 kg / 24 h – Condenser temperature to – 600C – Control unit with LCD display and keypad interface operating sensitive – Vacuum pump absorption capacity of 2 m3 h minim and final pressure up to 5 x 10-3
LABORATORY AUTOCLAVE BÜCHIGLASUSTER
Laboratory autoclave interchangeable stainless steel pots and glass: Reactor vessel Type 1Bi; Reactor vessel Type 4 – Total volume stainless steel vessel within 3 L – Total volume up to 1.6 L glass vessel
CONTINUOUS FLOW TUBULAR REACTOR
Material of construction: stainless steel resistant to hydrogen – Maximum operating temperature: 550 °C; – Maximum operating pressure: 3000 psi (approx. 200 bar); constant pressure is maintained with a Back Pressure Regulator (BPR) downstream of the reactor; – Gas feed system: Gas Distribution Panel and an electronic Mass Flow Controller for hydrogen, up to 350 mL/min; – Liquid feed system: high pressure piston pump, from 0.01…10mL/min; – Three independent controlled heating zones, controlled by three thermo¬couples and one moveable internal thermocouple; – The reactor has upper and lower supports to hold catalyst particles in place; – Downstream of the reactor are located a cooling condenser and a gas/liquid separator; – Heaters, mass flow
SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION SYSTEM, MODEL SFT-150SFE/SFR
Supercritical processing system provided with: vessel extraction / reaction at high pressure fluid pump, valve and controller to restrict the temperature, pressure and temperature programming dish, alarm systems, manually operated valves
Energetic efficiency biogas plants improvement by integrated system: biogas-microalgae-biofuels in frame of biorefinery concept (AlgalBiogasConceptEnergy)
Development and demonstration of innovative technologies to optimize the biogas plants by integrating the open ponds for microalgae cultivation using the digestate resulted from anaerobic digestion as a culture medium
Value added products from microalgae biomass applying biorefinery concepts (AlgaeBioef)
By adopting the concept “zero waste”, the project aims to convert the exhausted biomass from active principles into biocarbons with adsorbent properties, which will be tested for the retention of inorganic compounds.
Complete Recovery of Fish and Oilseed Wastes Extracts/Hydrolysates in Microcapsules Usable as Fertilizers or Nutraceuticals (NutraFert)
“NutraFert” – The complete recovery of wastes of fish and oilseed as extracts and hydrolysates for microencapsulation, the final product being used as fertilizer or nutraceuticals
Oprescu, EE., Enascuta, C.E., Radu E., Ciltea-Udrescu M., Lavric, V.
Does the ultrasonic field improve the extraction productivity compared to classical methods – Maceration and reflux distillation?
Chemical Engineering & Processing: Process Intensification, 179 (2022) 109082.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cep.2022.109082
Vintila A.C.N, Vlaicu A.,Radu E., Ciltea-Udrescu M., Enascuta C.E., Banu I., Oprescu E.E.
Evaluation of ultrasound assisted extraction of bioactive compounds from microalgae
Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization 16, (2022), 2518–2526
WOS:000770744200001
Oprescu, EE., Enascuta, C.E., Vasilievici, G., Nicoleta Banu D., Banu I.
Preparation of magnetic biochar for nitrate removal from aqueous solutions
Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis, 135, (2022), 2629–2642
WOS:000826145400002
Babeanu N., Radu N., Enascuta C.E., Alexandrescu E., Ganciarov M., Omar M.S., Suica-Bunghez I.R., Senin R., Ursu M., Bostan M.
Obtaining and characterizing composite biomaterials of animal resources with potential applications in regenerative medicine
Polymers. 14(17) (2022), 3544
WOS:000851682100001
Oprescu, E.-E., Enascuta, C.-E., Doukeh, R., Calin, C., Lavric V.
Characterizing and using a new bi-functional catalyst to sustainably synthesize methyl levulinate from biomass carbohydrates
Renewable Energy, (2021), 176, 651 – 662
WOS:000660528900007
Gaidau C., Epure D.-G., Enascuta C.E., Carsote C., Sendrea C., Proietti N., Chen W., Gu H.
Wool keratin total solubilisation for recovery and reintegration – An ecological approach
Journal of Cleaner Production, (2019), 236, 117586
WOS:000483414000042
Banu I., Ganea R.,Vasilievici G., Anghel A., Gogulancea V., Isopencu G., Bozga G.
An Evaluation of Published Kinetic Models for Vapor Phase Methanol Conversion to Dimethyl Ether over the H-ZSM-5 Catalyst
Energy & Fuels, 32 (8), 8689–8699, 2018
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.8b01839
Ana-Maria Galan, Ioan Calinescu, Adrian Trifan, Charles Winkworth-Smith, Miguel Calvo-Carrascal, Chris Dodds, Eleanor Binner
New insights into the role of selective and volumetric heating during microwave extraction: Investigation of the extraction of polyphenolic compounds from sea buckthorn leaves using Microwave-Assisted Extraction and Conventional Solvent Extraction
Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification, 116, 2017, 29-39
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cep.2017.03.006
Camelia Rovinaru, Diana Pasarin
Application of Microencapsulated Synbiotics in Fruit-Based Beverages
Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins, 2019, 11 (2), 1-10
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12602-019-09579-w
Adriana Nicoleta Frone, Ioana Chiulan, Denis Mihaela Panaitescu, Cristian Andi Nicolae, Marius Ghiurea, Ana-Maria Galan
Isolation of cellulose nanocrystals from plum seed shells, structural and morphological characterization
Materials Letters 194, 2017, 160- 163
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2017.02.051
Rovinaru C., Pasarin D., Velea S., Raceanu G., Anton L.
Compoziţie pentru învelişuri alimentare comestibile cu funcţionalitate îmbunătăţită, pe bază de proteine vegetale
RO130655
Pasarin D., Rovinaru C., Oancea F., Raceanu G., Avram M.
Produs alimentar prebiotic, pe bază de zer dulce integral, şi procedeu de obţinere
RO130656
Rovinaru C., Pasarin D.
Procedeu de adaptare a drojdiei Kluyveromyces Marxianus pentru creşterea randamentului de obţinere de biomasă
RO132585
Stepan E., Velea S., Vasilievici G., Bombos M., Enăşcuţă C., Oprescu E.E., Radu E., Radu A.
Biocarburant pentru avioane cu turbina, si procedeu de obtinere a acestuia
RO131876
Velea S., Bozga G., Blajan O.
Fluxanţi ecologici pentru bitum rutier pe bază de acetine şi procedeu de obţinere a acestora
RO133835
Velea S., Bomboş M. M., Doukeh R., Vasilievici G., Oprescu E. E., Bomboş D., Călin C.
Catalizator pe bază de Mo şi procedeu de piroliză lentă a biomasei pe acest catalizator
RO134949
Stepan E., Velea S., Enăşcuţă C., Radu E., Gaidău C., Niculescu M., Gidea M., Epure D.-G., Becheritu M.
Compozitie pentru prevenirea despicarii silicvelor de rapita si procedeu pentru obtinerea acesteia
RO132408
